Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-15

Sueu Jus HitcrWuruS learned 1rtm II
less person than himsclf) She Gel
} tainly had many charms of which 3
boast; could imagine his cxultatio
: when he dwelt upon now charming sh
really was, but, and here he must hav
groancd, how perfectly conscious sh
was Of those sclf-samc charms, q co
quetto to the manner bornl Time
however, was to mend this, too. A
for talents, she had absolutely nom
that he knew of. But talents wcr
not essential to happiness; how Otter
do women of genius promote domestic
felicity On the whole, he dccidct
that lack of accomplishments shoulC
not be set down against her But, alas
her methods of household government
that were to be without parcllcl il
systematic regulation! This reelection
fell like thunderbolt upon him. What
could that childish thing be expected
to know about domestic economy An
uncomfortable conviction of sort OF
careless untidiness, in connection with
her, took possession of him; not that
he had any ground for complaint upon
that score, beyond mere suspicion of
the fact; but, try as he would, he could
not reason away his apprehension upon
that vital point. So he came to full
stop. There was no use pursuing the
theme further. To marry her was to
go against his own fixed principles, and
this prccludcd marital happiness for
him.
Like the wise man which he had al
ways given himself credit for being,
he resolved to renounce the ill-fatcd
passion, and, oddly enough, he en-
dcayorcd to seek favor in my eyes by
telling me so. But l knew the disease
too well to make any mistake concern
ing it, and l predicted from the mo-
ment he gave her up he would begin
to love her moAe fiercely than ever
Matters stood thus when she fell i'll,
and then all his resolutions and mar
riage laws went flying to the winds.
His anxiety excluded every thing but
the sickcning dread that she might
die. For time her life certainly did
hang upon thread.
One lovely morning during her con-
valcsccnce he took her for ride. 1t
was the first time she had bsen permit
ted to leave her room, and II was with
many instructions for her care and
safety that he was finally permitted to
drive her away.
"Whcre shall we gop he inquired of
the white figure mufllcd to the chin in
shawls.
"To the country" she replied,
"whcre there are woods and farms,
and where we can get some milk and
wild flowers"
81 am not going to permit you
to wear yourself out by tramp
ing through the woods, my young
lady so make up your mind to it, " he
returned, firmly. 81 don't object to
the farm and the milk, but l veto the
flowers"
So resolved, he drove out of the little
town, selecting the smoothest roads,
and neglccting not the slightest oppor-
tunity to administer to her comfort.
(And now comes the question how I
know all this, sitting upon the piazza
of the Ocean Beach Hotel, straining my
ears to hear what Mrs. Brunoughs is
saying about her maids lover almost
soaring her TO death the night before
The answer is simple. had it direct
from Miss Pcnhyrn's delightfully."- To-
quacious old grandma.)
That's pretty snug farm in yon-
der, don't you thinkP" he asked, after
II long pause.
II came especially to get wild
flowers" pouted the invalid, -and if
| can't get what | want | would rather
go home" Whcreupon the inexora-
BILE Mr.. Brand turned directly into the
woods, and assisting her to alight set
off by her side in quest of the flowers
she coveted. But her strength didn't
equal hcrpeversity. She had taken only
a few PAGES when she staggered and
would have fallen, had not her watch
full companion caught her in his arms
at was my slipper" she gasped,
when she could get her breath; sit
tripped me. See!" she held out n tiny,
shoeless foot. Mr.. Brand stopped and
picked up the slipper, and in the act of
it espied the neatcst,
trimmest and most ravishing of darns
in the toe of the pretty stocking!
Upon how small hinge hangs our
destiny! The discovery of that darn
produced tumult of remorse in his
heart. He had unjustly condemned
her; she was not untidy. She was not
helpless. She was housewife. Who
but one could effect darn like that.
She was not void of talent. On the
contrary, she was the most gifted of
women. Nothing less than an artist
could produce such handiwork. She
did possess charm without ostentation;
for when had she ever boasted of her
Neither was she vain; for
vanity could not have kept silent. To
crown all, she was deep, insomuch
that she knew how to keep her own
counsel.
She was the paragon! the ideal +! All
of which flashed through his mind in
the space of single minute. In the
next he had asked her to be his wife.
The wedding was celebrated the fol-
lowing winter at her home in New
York. When it was over, and they
were alone together in the carriage
which whirled them over the streets
toward the ferry, he said:
"Do you want to hear II secret, Mrs.
Brandt"
"a secretP"
"Yes, secret! but one you must
promise never to divulge."
''Of course do. Tell me.
"Do you want to know how it was
that | came to ask you to marry me that
day in the woods, when you slipped
and fell straight into my arms?"
"oh, yes"
"Wcll, it was all on account of the
darn that / saw in the toe of your